1 A cubical water tank with a side length of 3m is half fill

1.) A cubical water tank with a side length of 3m is half filled with water and open to the atmosphere. A. truck transporting this tank is accelerated at a rate of 5 m/s2. What is the maximum vertical the free surface of the water?

Solution

vertical rise/side= tan(theta) = a/g

vertical rise = 3*5/9.81

=1.53 m

Total rise in veritcal = 1.53 m